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Anne Schauer-Gimenez (from left) Allison Pieja and Molly Morse of Mango Materials stand next to the biopolymer fermenter at a sewage treatment plant next to San Francisco Bay. The fermenter feeds bacteria the methane they need to produce a biological form of plastic.

Replacing Plastic: Can Bacteria Help Us Break The Habit?

Entrepreneurs are eager to find substitutes for plastic that naturally degrade. One option is a "natural" plastic made by microbes and then eaten by them. But the process is still in the early days.

Introducing NPR Music Playlists

From the songs played between news stories on-air to the most essential releases out every Friday, we're committing a series of playlists on Spotify and Apple Music, updated every weekday.

All Songs Considered

A weekly playlist of songs heard on the popular NPR music discovery podcast.

The Alt.Latino Playlist

From your parents' favorite boleros reimagined to cumbia-punk, trapchata and the most PG-13 pop, Alt.Latino's got you you covered.

Bob Boilen's Playlist

What the creator of NPR Music's All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk concerts is listening to right now.

Slingshot

Great songs by emerging artists, curated by NPR Music stations across the country.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians performing at the state capitol, in Annapolis, June 13, to urge Gov. Larry Hogan to release state funding for the financially strapped orchestra.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Locks Out Musicians As Contract Dispute Continues

Contract and salary negotiations between musicians and management have stalled, leaving BSO players picketing outside their concert hall.

Sotheby's says its board has accepted a purchase offer from telecom billionaire Patrick Drahi. Here, the auction house's headquarters are seen on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Sotheby's Announces Its Biggest Sale — Itself — For $3.7 Billion

The deal puts the auction house, which was founded in 1744, on a path to becoming a private company again.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing in January. The two leaders plan to meet this week in North Korea, according to state news agencies of both countries.

Chinese President Xi Jinping To Visit North Korea This Week

The leaders are scheduled to meet on Thursday, according to Chinese and North Korean news agencies. The visit comes after stalled negotiations with President Trump.

Millennials are the latest generation to straddle the before-and-after of rapid technological change. They spent much of their early lives without smartphones and social media but have been using them for so long they'd be considered natives.

The 'In-Between' Generation: What Technological Change Means For Millennials

Millennials were born before smartphones and social media came into use, and spent much of their early lives without them.

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